City Council

17. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 3.48 OF THE\nBUENA PARK MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO THE CITY MANAGER'S\nAUTHORITY TO APPROVE AND EXECUTE CERTAIN CONTRACTS; A\nRESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL REPEALING EXISTING AND ESTABLISHING\nNEW PURCHASING POLICY LIMITS PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 3.28 OF THE\nBUENA PARK MUNICIPAL CODE; AND AMENDMENTS TO CITY COUNCIL POLICY\nNO. 7 - CLAIM SETTLEMENTS; POLICY NO. 13 - CHANGE ORDERS AND CHANGE\nORDER QUANTITIES ON CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS; AND POLICY NO.\n14 – APPROVAL AND EXECUTION OF CONTRACTS\nPurpose: Increase the contracting authority of the City Manager to account for inflation\nand to improve the efficiency of City business and operations. There is no direct budget\nimpact associated with this item.\nRecommended Action: 1) Adopt an Ordinance Amending Chapter 3.48 of the Buena\nPark Municipal Code (Approval and Execution of Contracts) Relating to the City\nManager's Authority to Approve and Execute Certain Contracts; 2) Adopt a Resolution\nRepealing Resolution No. 12289 and Establishing Purchasing Policy Limits Pursuant to\nChapter 3.28 of the Buena Park Municipal Code; and, 3) Approve amendments to the\nfollowing Policies of the City Council: Policy No. 7 - Claim Settlements; Policy No. 13 -\nChange Orders and Change Order Quantities on Capital Improvement Projects; and,\nPolicy No. 14 - Approval and Execution of Contracts.